George Clooney calls mom from jail

George Clooney was arrested on Friday for protesting outside the Sudanese Embassy in D.C. He was released later that day after paying $100 fine. (AP)

Unless you were locked inside a closet with no access to media over the weekend, you probably heard that the admirable and affable George Clooney was arrested on Friday afternoon.

Clooney’s arrest is big news in the world of celebrity gossip, but also an important story for those following the humanitarian emergency in Sudan.

The Hollywood superstar and his father were part of a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., demanding that the U.S. government “engage China on stopping a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa,” according to the Associated Press.

Why is this a Mommy Files story? Clooney called his mother from jail. The press was speculating that he made that one and only call to his girlfriend Stacy Keibler. Others assumed he called his lawyer or publicist. It seems like we all got it wrong.

TMZ caught the 50-year-old actor on camera and asked who he called from jail.